The Witch Wives' Blog
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Red Flags of Hate in the Spiritual Community
Hey Witches, Pagans, and Heathens, the recent events in the states are emboldening and encouraging the worst kinds of people right now. We all know we have a nazi problem, and this is clearly only going to get worse. Make sure you make clear to your circles, to your friends and family, that those cretins don't represent the spiritual community we're part of. Especially you, Norse Heathens. It's not fair, but it is unfortunately a fact that there is an existing problem with white supremacists appropriating Nordic deities, runes, and more. There's even a neo-nazi group in Hamilton that uses...
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Gift Suggestions for Facing the World
These can be gifts to someone else you know is struggling, or for yourself as we all face what the world is throwing at us. Remember - you're getting through this like the rest of us are, day by day. Your magic is with you every step you take.Read more → -
All About Amazonite
Learn all about Amazonite with this long form article taken directly from Jessica's own personal grimoire notes!Read more → -
The Magic of Corn
Behold the mighty corn, a verdant grass tamed by mortal hands and a sacred cereal crop cherished through ages. Learn all about corn's history, its use as a food and a medicine, it's spiritual connections, and its use in modern witchcraft!Read more → -
A Pride Parade of Planets?
There's been a lot of talk about the rare planetary alignment that's said to be coming up on June 3rd, called the Parade of Planets.
Sometimes, the sky gifts us an amazing show, such as the recent solar eclipse, and in this case the celestial event is six planets (Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune) being visible in the night sky all at the same time, though some will require telescopes...
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Trinket Tray and Swap Boxes
We've starting a 'take a trinket, leave a trinket' dish at the booth in the 400 Market! No purchase needed, just leave something if you take something! While this recent trend was started by Witch Bitch Thrift in Connecticut, I wanted to talk a bit about a Canadian version of this trend that I've learned about. Back in the 2000s, there was an artist named Elmaks, who created the Swap Box in Ottawa - little boxes that were bright and colourful and left all over Ottawa and later Montreal. Passersbys were encouraged with the motto “Take something – Leave something” on...